Jack’s Winning Words 11/24/21

“Put gratitude in your attitude!”  (Sent by Carol Retan)
A suggested Thanksgiving Table Prayer for you to use:
For food in a world where many walk in hunger,
For faith in a world where many walk in fear,
For friends in a world where many walk alone,
We offer our humble gratitude, O Lord.  AMEN

FROM JU IN NC:  Beautiful 🥰===JACK:  I hope that you can use it tomorrow...or at anytime when there's gratitude in your attitude.

FROM LS IN WB:  Amen 💝===JACK:  I hope that you can use it.

FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  happy thanksgiving to you and your family! 🦃 ===JACK: How will you be spending tomorrow?  Seriously, What is ONE thing that you are thankful for?

FROM TL IN MI:  Thanks, Jack.  That’s beautiful.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. ===JACK:  One of the things I'm thankful for is our friendship

.FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL:    good one, Jack!  very timely.   hope you have a good season of Thanksgiving.  ====JACK:  In my ministry I always tried to give "the people" something to use at the Thanksgiving table.  It was meant to be a sign that the Church was with them at Thanksgiving. 

FROM PROUD MARY:  Amen. I’m very thankful for you and your daily thoughtful words. Happy Thanksgiving x✌🏼❤️🦃===JACK:  I'm thankful that God brought our families together in Grayslake, over 50 years ago.

FROM WILLMAR REV:  Thankful for you, Jack!! 0;-)===JACK:  Thankful that we (and our spouses) were FINALLY able to get together for lunch after too many years. 

FROM KB:  Thank you for the beautiful prayer. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family ===JACK:  Let me know if you use that prayer, but you don't have to.  Do you still cheer for the Lions?

FROM NORM'S BLOG:  In our society, many seem to have moved away from being thankful for what they have to a selfish attitude of entitlement. Perhaps much of that results from our tendency to try to give our children all of the things that we might not have had. While that seems like a worthy goal on the surface, it may actually be an attempt to enjoy life through our children and it teaches them the wrong lesson. There is very little “value” associated with things that we don’t have to work for to achieve, and that is true for our children, too.  A recent survey found that the majority of parents say that their children are not thankful for all of the things that they’ve been given. Well, DUH! If they didn’t have to do anything to get those things, how are they supposed to assign a value to them and be thankful for them. We have created generations of young people who feel entitled to everything, rather than grateful for what they have.  So, what are we to do? It’s never to late to start teaching the right things and gratitude is certainly one of those things. Insisting that children write a letter/card or call those who give them things to say Thank You, is a start. Don’t allow just a text message or a post on Instagram to suffice. When children achieve a goal or have a major accomplishment, they should be encouraged to thankful to any and all who may have helped them, and they should thank God for giving them the patience and perseverance to prevail.

Gratitude is based upon humility, whereas entitlement is based upon hubris. Which are you teaching your children?===JACK:  Always good and thoughtful words, Norm.  I hope that my readers are interested enough to read the rest of yopur blog.

FROM INDY GENIE:  Amen. I’m thankful that you knocked on our door so many years ago and that a gaggle of kids opened the door and let you in!❤===JACK:  We shared lots of laughs, some tears, some good music, some goo0d thoughts.  That's what friends are for.

F️ROM JK IN NVI:  Thank you for the winning words each weekday morning, and do like the suggested gratitude prayer for our Thanksgiving meal.  When things seem dark, Gratitude and Acceptance are gifts from God!===JACK:  Yes, much of our life, for better or worse, depends on attitude.  As we count our many blessings (large and small), we cannot help but be grateful. 

FROM SR IN SJ:  This "cook"  calls it " thanksliving!"  A blessed Thanksgiving to all and to your families. Our hope is that everyone stays well!  Without snow we still can’t sing “Over the River and Through the Woods.”  Words of Wisdom: At this time of Thanksgiving “Blessed are those who give without remembering and receive without forgetting.”  Recipe for a Peaceful Thanksliving  Ingredients:   

·         4 cups of Compassion     ·         2 cups of Kindness      ·         2 cups of Empathy            

·       Generous helping of Patience      ·         5 spoonsful of Understanding     

·      Heaps of Friendship      ·         Pinch of Forgiveness      ·         Dash of Respect          

·         1 Barrel of Laughter      ·         Love to taste      ·         An extra sprinkle of Hope   Directions:  1.      Take compassion and kindness, mix thoroughly with empathy.  2.      Blend in patience and understanding, add friendship and forgiveness.  3.      Sprinkle generously with respect.  4.      Cover with laughter, add love to taste and garnish with all the hope your heart can hold.                       Makes a great dish for holidays, but a delicious offering at any time of the year, so Thanksliving!

===JACK:  YUM  YUM  YUM

FROM DAZ IN COLRADO:  Very good.   Happy Thanksgiving ===JACK:  Your free-wheeling one will probably be a lot better....and longer.